How Fast is Fast…?
There is, of course, no answer to that question but Girling are consistently answering the braking problems that become apparent as racing speeds constantly increase — providing fresh information that is converted to improve still further the efficiency of Girling Brakes in wider — if less spectacular — fields.
A most important contribution to the plan that is keeping Girling the best brakes in the world.
Way out ahead.
Girling Limited · Kings Road · Tyseley · Birmingham 11
Perfect teamwork wins Grand Prix of the United States!
Jimmy Clark
The “Flying Scot,” winner of more Grand Prix races than any other active driver.
Lotus by Chapman
Winner of the constructors’ title in 1963, winner of the Indianapolis 500. Achievements like this make Colin Chapman one of the most creative pioneers in the business of racing.
BRM, H-16
First win for BRM (British Racing Motors) radical design engine, 16 cylinders in a horizontal H layout with a displacement of 2998 cc’s, two overhead valves per cylinder, 12.5:1 compression ratio with a power output of about 420 bhp at 10,750 rpm.
STP Oil Treatment
Used to protect the power of the most sophisticated racing powerplant ever built. STP Oil Treatment has the unique property of blending with any motor oil to form a super-lubricant that easily withstands the rigorous heat and pressures of all kinds of racing. Next time you need oil…every time you change oil…add STP Oil Treatment. Used by millions and millions of motorists like you. Available at service stations everywhere.
Late news from Japan: Jackie Stewart and STP Oil Treatment win Tokyo “Indy 200” Championship!
STP Division
Studebaker Corporation
125 Oakton, Des Plaines, ILL
I’m not the only one who thumbs through old brochures and fantasizes that I can still ring up my local importer and order an Abarth, right?
1967 SCCA Class C Production Champion Alan Johnson knows that Royal 76 is powerful enough to make a difference.
Alan Johnson and Roger Bursch took no chances on gasoline for their Porsche 911 S in the 1967 American Road Race of Champions.
They took Union Oil’s Royal 76 premium with them—all the way from California to Daytona Beach.
Why Royal 76?
Winner Alan Johnson puts it this way. “Roger and I have experimented with a lot of gasolines in the years we’ve been racing together. We learned by experience that Royal 76 works better—delivers maximum power, mileage and performance.”
Royal 76: a balanced blend of eight powerful fuels—exactly the same gasoline you get at any Union Oil station.
Exactly the same gasoline that won the Can-Am series at Monterey… at Riverside… at Stardust.
Why not try a tankful of championship performance in your car?
3 World Champions in International Motor Racing.
Phil Hill
1961 World Champion Driver
Ferrari
1961 World Champion Formula 1 Car
Shell
Supershell plus I.C.A. and Shell X-100 motor oils used by Phil Hill and Ferrari team during the 1961 International Motor Racing season.
Well Won — Shell Won
Quicker than schnell!
BMW 2002Tii.
Bavarian Motor Works.
Munich, City of the Olympics.
It’s the new BMW 2002Tii. This brilliant new BMW has fuel injection! Come on in and have a look and a test-drive. You’ll have a schnell of a good time.
Car and Driver. March 1970—’The BMW will run the wheels of ANY of the under-$4000 sports cars without half trying.’
Erhard Motor Sales, Inc.
32715 Grand River Avenue, Farmington, Michigan 48024
(313) 477-6400
Nice find, Chromjuwelen.
XK-E Coupe
A sleek, classic masterpiece, praised by the Museum of Modern Art. Large rear window door opens for plenty of luggage.
Principal Dimensions: Wheelbase 96ins. Track, front 50 ins., rear 50 ins. Overall length 176-5/16 ins. Overall width 65 1/4 ins. Overall height 48ins. Ground clearance (lade) 5 1/2 ins. Dry weight 2,570 lbs. Fuel 16 3/4 galls. Oil 9 qts. Water 19 1/4 qts.
Optional Equipment: Power assisted steering. Radio. Chrome wire wheels. Tinted glass. Whitewall tires. Heated rear window for demisting and defrosting. Air conditioning.
Transmission: Four-speed, all synchromesh. Ratio 3.54 to 1. Limited slip differential. Suspension: Four-wheel independent, torsion bars front and paired coil springs rear. Brakes: 4-wheel discs with quick-change pads. Steering: Rack and pinion. Adjustable wood-rimmed steering wheel. Steering lock. Wheels: 15 ins. 72-wire spokes with Dunlop Aqua-Jet radial ply 185×15 tires. Electrical Equipment: 12-volt battery. Alternator. Back-up lights. Ignition warning buzzer.
Body: 2-door, all-steel. Twin bucket reclining seats with adjustable headrests, upholstered in leather over foam rubber. 7-dial instrument panel, including tachometer. Heater and demister standart equipment. Rear windows hinged for ventilation. Twin padded sun visors. Lockable glove compartment. Twin package shelves.
Thanks, Chromjuwelen for the heads up.
I’ve always admired this perfect halfway point between Formula car and American hot rod. It’s just so masterfully stripped of un-necessary bits and so singularly purposeful that I can’t help but admire it as much for her simplicity as the glorious lines of her barely there aluminum bodywork. I can only imagine the joy of popping in to my local sports and racing car dealer and thumbing through the brochure while the proprietor finishes ordering this beauty from Bologna for me.
Doesn’t matter an ounce to me that I can’t read the specs. When it looks this good, who cares abut the specs? Quite simply, the Maserati A6GCS 2000 Sport Competizione is among the most beautiful cars.
Via Forum Auto.
Scarab Intercontinental
Reventlow Automobiles, Inc., Culver City Calif., has announced that they are prepared to build machines for the new USAC road racing formula. The prototype, designed by Eddie Miller, is now nearing completion and should be tested within the next few weeks. The prototype will be powered by the 4-cyl Scarab engine while the V-8 aluminum Buick engine slated for ultimate use is being brought up to peak output. Reventlow will offer these cars for sale in all forms, much as F-Jr constructors have been doing, with complete cars, kits, or components available for sale. The bodywork, aluminum in the prototype, will be fiberglass for the production models. (Drawing by Bill Motta)
Wheelbase, inches……..90.0
Track, front……..47.5
rear……..49.5
Weight (dry), estimated……..1050
Engine location……..rear
Engine……..V-8 Buick Spl
Bore x stroke, inches……..3.50×2.80
Displacement, cu. in……..215
Horsepower, estimated, bhp……..250
Torque, estimated, bls/ft……..150
Gearbox: Colotti 5-spd with integral transmission and ZF limited-slip differential.
Suspension: Front & rear—unequal A-arms with coil shocks.
Steering……..Scarab rack & pinion
Wheels: Magnesium, Front 5×15; Rear, 6.5×15
Brakes: Girling discs, 10:25 dia., outboard front & rear
Body: Prototype, aluminum; Fiberglass, production
Mfgd by: Reventlow Automobiles, Inc., 1042 Princeton Dr., Venice, Calif.
Daytona. Datsun sweeps the field.
Talk about domination—the Datsun Track Star swamped the field at Daytona.
Seven out of the first 8 spots in Class D Production at the 1969 American Road Race of Champions (ARRC).
Just what you might expect from a real sports car.
Because the stock 2000 has real sports car handling. Real sports car power from a 135 HP “OHC” engine for a 124 MPH top and 0-60 in 9.3 seconds. Real sports car response from an all-synchro 5-speed that Stirling Moss rates… “Really good—the speed with which one could change gears was only limited by the speed of one’s hand.”
Add classic lines. Body-fit buckets. vinyl upholstery, carpets, locking console… even a radio among $300 in no-charge extras. You’ve got a luxury GT that blasts backroads and breezes freeways.
The ARRC champ 2000—and its little brother—Datsun 1600. Real sports cars for people who must drive a winner. Driva a Datsun… then decide.
Datsun
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